Artist Help:System Commands

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The system commands are listed here by category as they are in the System Command dialogs in Artist.

Caption text
Display Client this causes the desired List View and group to be displayed in the client area.
Display Window this causes the desired Section and Window to be displayed
Activate this activates a workspace object, i.e. a Fixture, Scene or Cue.
Variables and flags this sets or clears Variables or flags.
Global this is functions such as Reset, Lamp On, Blackout etc.
Serial Output this command send a string of data to a device attached to the system COM ports.
Network Output sends text messages to a network connected computer.
MIDI Output this sends a MIDI message to any devices connected the MIDI output.
Digital Output sending data to a digital output
Wave audio Output this output an audio wave to the sound output device of the system.
Shell these are Windows API commands.
Linear Control to connect linear input sources to object level adjustment
Video clip control the playing of Video files.
CD Audio controls the playing of CD Audio or DVD video.
File loading load alternative Artist files.
Select Fixture Parameter
Dynamic Fader Dynamically allocate external faders according to the active client view.
Palette select and set palette indexes
Cue List Commands cue list action, chasing, sequencing, deactivating etc.
PowerPoint these commands can control a Microsoft PowerPoint presentation.
Remote Panel deprecated
UDP Output send a UDP packet across a network.